Tag: health insurance companies
Bavaria: Experts attest almost 800 treatment errors – Bavaria
Almost 800 treatment errors were determined by experts in the Free State last year. This is based on data from the Medical Service (MD) Bavaria, which is based on treatment…
Psychiatrists fear poorer care for their patients – health
Patients must be well cared for – especially in psychiatry. Because that increases the chances of healing and reduces suffering. In order to ensure a high quality of care, the…
How health insurance companies get rid of dissatisfied insured persons – politics
Everything sounds very simple on the advice page of the Federal Ministry of Health: “Insured persons do not always have to accept the decisions of the health insurance company,” says…
Blood test for cancer: modern charlatanry – Health
The Hamburg health insurance company Hanse Merkur offers a dubious blood test for cancer. It’s not the only health insurance company that reimburses useless procedures to lure members. That should…
More and more girls because of anxiety disorders in the hospital – Bavaria
In Bavaria, more and more adolescent girls with anxiety disorders are being treated in hospital. The number of affected 15 to 17 year olds rose in 2022 compared to the…
Do you also offer hepatitis B/C screening as part of Check-up 35?
question of the week Statutory insured persons over the age of 35 are entitled to a one-off test for hepatitis B and C as part of…
Hospital reform: why patients benefit when their clinic has to close – Health
The German healthcare system is one of the most expensive in the world, but what do patients get out of it? Healthcare researcher Reinhard Busse on the reform plans for…
Hospital reform: “We have too many bad hospitals” – knowledge
The German healthcare system is one of the most expensive in the world, but what do patients get out of it? Healthcare researcher Reinhard Busse on the reform plans for…
Hospital reform: What does the agreement mean for clinics and patients? – Politics
From Simon Sales Prado and Sina Maria Schweikle After a long struggle, the federal and state governments have agreed on the key points for hospital reform. Karl Lauterbach, the Federal…
Statutory health insurance companies: Lauterbach expects increasing contributions – politics
Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach expects contributions to increase slightly in view of the billions in deficit in statutory health insurance. “Finance Minister Christian Lindner has made it clear…